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- From: frank@atlas.physchem.chemie.uni-tuebingen.de (Frank Siegert)
- Subject: Re: 64-bit CPUs (was DEC's alpha is "way fast")
- Message-ID: <frank.722033034@atlas>
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- Organization: Comp. Center (ZDV) U of Tuebingen, FRG
- References: <1992Nov12.235151.8019@netcom.com> <1e3rcdINNpjj@gap.caltech.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:43:54 GMT
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- ptok@void.caltech.edu (Phil Tokumaru) writes:
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- >In article <1992Nov12.235151.8019@netcom.com> abell@netcom.com (Steven T.
- >Abell) writes:
- >>Actually, I'm working on an app right now that could use 64-bit integers,
- >>but I'm willing to bet that it's one of *very few* such apps I'll
- >>ever write or use.
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- >64 bit integers are big enough to do many calculations currently requiring
- (deleted stuff about floats/64bit ints)
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- According to CT (a german computer magazin) 12/92 page 20 decided Motorola
- not to use a 64 bit databus because even nummerical applications will only
- gain 1.5 % aprox. speed. Therefore the 68060 will use a 32 bit databus.
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- Even with 32 bit it will triple the speed of a 040.
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- Have a nice day
-
- Frank
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